Yes. As a matter of fact when I had the sail made I had them skip the single reef and put the 1st reef in where the second would normally be. I sail SF Bay which is very windy most of the time.@markwbird.... have you ever double reefed?
Yes. As a matter of fact when I had the sail made I had them skip the single reef and put the 1st reef in where the second would normally be. I sail SF Bay which is very windy most of the time.@markwbird.... have you ever double reefed?
Yes. I have the second and third reef. Also had the Genoa made with the padding so that it can be rolled partially up and have decent shapeWhen you had your new sail built, did you add a second reef above the new first reef? up here on the Columbia River and The Gorge we seen to have either 5- 10 or 25 to 35. I like the light air performance of the boat, so now I'm looking at home to make it sail better in stronger winds.
HijackView attachment 197358While you were all talking about building sails and reef points I moved the boat to her semi-permanent home at Greenpoint landing Worton Creek Maryland.
The wind storm yesterday was pretty bad but today it was okay. (August 19th) 10-15 wind & Waves were behind me all the way, not fun, I wasn't sailing.
Apparently my St 4000 autohelm when not being used the cam lever keeps dropping in and locking the wheel kind of dangerous so I'm going to have to take it off the wheel until it's repaired, really weird the little lever just drops down on its own! Clackety snap all the way home lol
It's all good.. but I actually took off for the weekend I'm pretty happy with the boat not happy with myself not handling hot humid excessive heat but I've always been that way and I don't see that changing. The little yanmar just hummed all the way!Hijack
The sticky throttle lever may be caused by corrosion at the engine end of the cable. The cable attaches to the throttle arm on the starboard side just below the heat exchanger near the front of the engine. Any water leaks at the heat exchanger will drip down onto the throttle arm and rust it all up. This makes it stick. Check for leaks.It's all good.. but I actually took off for the weekend I'm pretty happy with the boat not happy with myself not handling hot humid excessive heat but I've always been that way and I don't see that changing. The little yanmar just hummed all the way!
Throttle lever is pretty hard to move.
The St 4000 I guess I have to remove the wheel to remove it right?
Yes.The St 4000 I guess I have to remove the wheel to remove it right?
You will need to open up the wheel. Inspect the gears, bearings, the screws to see all are functional no cracks in the plastic. The bottom on the clutch lever can become worn. There are two indents that ride up and onto two nibs on the back of the wheel. The nibs hold the clutch in place.St 4000 autohelm when not being used the cam lever keeps dropping in and locking the wheel
Could it really be that simple?Fix was to get a new part from a Canadian guy who 3D printed a replacement clutch arm.
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I can agree. I took a bungee and MacGyver'd it in place during a cruise. Then I removed and fixed.Holding the lever up while trying to steer in somewhat heavy conditions completely exhausted me yesterday.
My ‘86 gas a dry bilge- even with the AC running. No water in it during last 18-mos.Completely dry bilges in old boats are hard to come by...
would you know what size socket the wheel nut takes? I'm going to have to remove the mechanism because it really jams badly even with the lever up it seems to catch!I can agree. I took a bungee and MacGyver'd it in place during a cruise. Then I removed and fixed.
Yes you can remove the big nut. I prefer to use a large socket wrench, rather than an adjustable or the plumbers wrench.
The latter work but they can damage the shiny Nut. Once you remove and lube when reinstalling, the process can be much easier.